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Which of the following best describes an ageing population?
An ageing population is one where older age groups make up a growing proportion of the total population, typically because people live longer and birth rates fall. It concerns age structure, not total population size or the movement of people between rural and urban areas.
- AA rise in the proportion of the population in older age groupsCorrect
- BA fall in the total number of people living in a country
- CA rise in the number of people moving from rural to urban areas
Explanation
An ageing population means older people make up a growing share of the total, usually due to longer life expectancy and lower birth rates. A falling total population is depopulation, and rural-to-urban movement is urbanisation.
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